Sons could inherit infertility from fathers through common IVF technique

Tests on a group of men who were conceived using i ntra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) due to their father's infertility found they too suffered from low sperm counts and poor-moving sperm.
Researchers said the findings showed that a degree of "sub-fertility" had been "passed on" to the sons of fathers who were unable to conceive naturally.
In 2013, there were 37,566 embryos transferred using ICSI treatment in the UK. About half (52.6%) of IVF treatments with fresh embryos in 2013 involved ICSI.
During the treatment, a single sperm is injected directly into an egg.... read more

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